ad captandum
adjective
ad cap·tan·dum
variants or ad captandum vulgus
¦ad-ˌkap-ˈtan-dəm(-ˈvəl-gəs)
: designed to attract or please the crowd —used often of an argument directed chiefly to the emotions
Word History
Etymology
ad captandum, from Latin, for pleasing; ad captandum vulgus, from Latin, for pleasing the crowd
First Known Use
1836, in the meaning defined above
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